At the upcoming SacRT board meeting on Monday, February 14, 2022, the board will consider a recommendation from the Board Composition and Voting Structure Subcommittee, and if adopted as a motion, will give the General Manager Henry Li the authority to work with our state legislator (Assemblyman Ken Cooley) to draft legislation to implement the … Continue reading SacRT may move to restrict citizen participation
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report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
The City of Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop was held as part of the regular city council meeting on February 8, 2022. One of the big ideas of the city's proposed initiative is bus lanes on Stockton Blvd, as previously mentioned in STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop. The bus facility on Stockton … Continue reading report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
STAR letter on SacRT board composition
STAR has sent a letter to the SacRT board and staff on the board composition issue, objecting to any action, legislation or policy, that would preclude the possibility of non-elected members of the board. Letter in pdf, and below. SacTRU and Ridership for the Masses joined us in this letter. This is a followup to … Continue reading STAR letter on SacRT board composition
SacRT board composition meeting #2
The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Board Composition and Voting Structure Subcommittee was held Monday, January 31. I attended, but on a small device and with intermittent Internet connectivity, but caught what I could. There were no public comments. The agenda and presentation are here: Agenda: https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-31_agenda.pdfPresentation: https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-31-presentation.pdf Some good things happened, and some … Continue reading SacRT board composition meeting #2
SacRT board composition meeting
Update 2: The agenda and presentation were moved, so I've linked them here. https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24_agenda.pdfhttps://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24-presentation.pdf Update: The meeting has taken place. The slide presentation for the meeting was posted during the meeting. I don't know if I was the only transit advocate in attendance, but I was the only one who spoke. My comments for the … Continue reading SacRT board composition meeting
better information on light rail display signs
Last week there was a delay on the Gold Line trains, which engendered a service alert on the light rail signs, saying that the Gold Line was delayed 15 minutes or more. I don't have photos of these messages, since the refresh rate of the digital signs interferes with the refresh rate of Apple iPhones. … Continue reading better information on light rail display signs
renumber the routes!
On Thursday morning, I very nearly boarded an E-Tran (Elk Grove) bus 11 on 8th Street, when what I wanted was the SacRT bus 11, which came a few minutes later. It was misty with rain, and all I could clearly see was the 11 on the front display sign, and didn't notice until stepping … Continue reading renumber the routes!
secure bike parking
With the Streetsblog USA post today about bike parking (It’s Time for America to Talk About Bike Parking), it is a good time to remind Sacramento that SacRT should be providing on-demand secure bike parking at light rail stations, at least the stations that receive a modicum of use. Three stations have secure bike parking … Continue reading secure bike parking
SacRT schedule display for buses!
The new bus shelter on L Street in front of the new SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (between 14th Street and 13th Street) has a bus arrival sign. I am not sure whether it is displaying real-time information or schedule information. The indication for SacRT bus 30 was not correct, it did not arrive … Continue reading SacRT schedule display for buses!
SacRT 180 & 182 ghost routes
Transit app and Google Maps both show SacRT routes 180 & 182 as in-service, but they are not. The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Static that both use is incorrect. The two routes are the North Natomas Jibe commuter shuttles, which were projected to be restored to service, but have not been. SacRT has said … Continue reading SacRT 180 & 182 ghost routes
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 